Legal Opinion
In Re Kaid
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 18, 1972No. 1029-71-NPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
On March 13, 1972, the bankrupt was discharged from his debts. After that date his creditor, Sears, Roebuck and Company, sued the bankrupt in a state court on a prior debt and received a judgment in its favor. The bankrupt then moved to have this bankruptcy case reopened and the judgment declared null and void. The matter was reopened and the creditor was ordered to show cause why it should not be held in contempt for violating the terms of the discharge order. The issue presented is whether the effect of a bankruptcy discharge on a debt arising from…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Toledo Scale Co. v. Computing Scale Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- In Re CaricoDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1970
- In Re BellDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1962
3Cited by1 opinion
- Matter of ThompsonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1976